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| 18 | <h1>Cauliflower Wings</h1> |
| 19 | <div class="contents"> |
| 20 | <dl> |
| 21 | <dt> |
| 22 | <a href="#sec1">Ingredients</a> |
| 23 | </dt> |
| 24 | <dd> |
| 25 | <dl> |
| 26 | <dt> |
| 27 | <a href="#sec2">Batter</a> |
| 28 | </dt> |
| 29 | <dt> |
| 30 | <a href="#sec3">Sauce</a> |
| 31 | </dt> |
| 32 | </dl> |
| 33 | </dd> |
| 34 | <dt> |
| 35 | <a href="#sec4">Directions</a> |
| 36 | </dt> |
| 37 | <dt> |
| 38 | <a href="#sec5">Notes</a> |
| 39 | </dt> |
| 40 | <dd> |
| 41 | <dl> |
| 42 | <dt> |
| 43 | <a href="#sec6">Inspirations</a> |
| 44 | </dt> |
| 45 | <dt> |
| 46 | <a href="#sec7">Made</a> |
| 47 | </dt> |
| 48 | <dd> |
| 49 | <dl> |
| 50 | <dt> |
| 51 | <a href="#sec8">2020-01-25</a> |
| 52 | </dt> |
| 53 | <dt> |
| 54 | <a href="#sec9">2020-04-03</a> |
| 55 | </dt> |
| 56 | <dt> |
| 57 | <a href="#sec10">2020-04-14</a> |
| 58 | </dt> |
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| 65 | |
| 66 | |
| 67 | <!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><p><strong><em>Work In Progress: Recipe is pretty good in its current form, but |
| 68 | baking method could use some tweaking for better texture.</em></strong></p> |
| 69 | |
| 70 | |
| 71 | <h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a> |
| 72 | Ingredients</h2> |
| 73 | |
| 74 | <ul> |
| 75 | <li>1 Head Cauliflower, cut into florets</li> |
| 76 | <li>1 cup panko bread crumbs</li> |
| 77 | </ul> |
| 78 | |
| 79 | <h3><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a> |
| 80 | Batter</h3> |
| 81 | |
| 82 | <ul> |
| 83 | <li>¾ cup white wheat flour</li> |
| 84 | <li>¾ cup unsweetened plain almond milk</li> |
| 85 | <li>¼ cup water</li> |
| 86 | <li>2 tsp garlic powder</li> |
| 87 | <li>2 tsp smoked or plain paprika</li> |
| 88 | <li>¼ tsp fine ground sea salt</li> |
| 89 | <li>¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper</li> |
| 90 | </ul> |
| 91 | |
| 92 | |
| 93 | <h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a> |
| 94 | Sauce</h3> |
| 95 | |
| 96 | <ul> |
| 97 | <li>1 cup Valentina extra hot sauce ("black label")</li> |
| 98 | <li>1 tbsp olive oil</li> |
| 99 | </ul> |
| 100 | |
| 101 | |
| 102 | |
| 103 | |
| 104 | <h2><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a> |
| 105 | Directions</h2> |
| 106 | |
| 107 | <ol> |
| 108 | <li>Cut cauliflower into small florets</li> |
| 109 | <li>Put panko bread crumbs on plate</li> |
| 110 | <li>Line baking sheet with parchment and pre-heat oven to 350°F</li> |
| 111 | <li><a href="https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/8896-experiment-bringing-out-the-best-in-garlic-powder">Proof garlic powder</a>: combine garlic powder with 2tsp water and |
| 112 | allow it to stand for 5 minutes. This will ensure the enzymes |
| 113 | activate and are able to develop a better garlic flavor.</li> |
| 114 | <li>Make batter: combine flour, almond milk, water, garlic powder, |
| 115 | paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir until thoroughly mixed (whisk to |
| 116 | remove chunks of flour if needed).</li> |
| 117 | <li>Dip cauliflower florets in batter, ensuring each is fully coated</li> |
| 118 | <li>Roll the coated cauliflower florets in panko</li> |
| 119 | <li>Place cauliflower on parchment lined baking sheet (not touching, |
| 120 | single layer only) and bake for 25 minutes at 350°F. Keep oven on |
| 121 | after removing, these will be baked a second time.</li> |
| 122 | <li>Make sauce: mix 1 Cup Valentina hot sauce and 1 Tbsp olive oil.</li> |
| 123 | <li>Toss cauliflower and sauce in large bowl until all florets are |
| 124 | evenly coated.</li> |
| 125 | <li>Place cauliflower back onto parchment lined baking sheet, and bake |
| 126 | for an additional 20 minutes at 350°F</li> |
| 127 | <li>Eat!</li> |
| 128 | </ol> |
| 129 | |
| 130 | |
| 131 | <h2><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a> |
| 132 | Notes</h2> |
| 133 | |
| 134 | <h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a> |
| 135 | Inspirations</h3> |
| 136 | |
| 137 | <ul> |
| 138 | <li><a href="https://veganheaven.org/recipe/cauliflower-buffalo-wings/">https://veganheaven.org/recipe/cauliflower-buffalo-wings/</a></li> |
| 139 | </ul> |
| 140 | |
| 141 | |
| 142 | <h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a> |
| 143 | Made</h3> |
| 144 | |
| 145 | <h4><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a> |
| 146 | 2020-01-25</h4> |
| 147 | |
| 148 | <p class="first">Spiked sauce with 1Tbsp el yucateco xxx. Wings were pretty spicy; fine |
| 149 | with ranch, but could probably do without being spiked with xxx for |
| 150 | people with lower spice tolerance (like ... Kristen).</p> |
| 151 | |
| 152 | <p>1/2 to 3/4 cup hot sauce would have been plenty, there was a lot left |
| 153 | over and the wings were soaked a bit too much IMO.</p> |
| 154 | |
| 155 | <p>"Skin" was less crunchy than promised. Can probably ramp up second |
| 156 | cook time to 400°F or 425°F... or turn the convenction fan on for the |
| 157 | second bake.</p> |
| 158 | |
| 159 | <p>Panko is not optional, at least with parchment paper. Without it, the |
| 160 | batter on the bottom detaches from the cauliflower. Also panko on a |
| 161 | plate didn't work out very well, use something with sides next time |
| 162 | (maybe the red ceramic cooking dish).</p> |
| 163 | |
| 164 | <p>Might want to use a dash of msg instead of salt in the batter: could |
| 165 | make things a bit more savory, and at least the valentina hot sauce |
| 166 | adds PLENTY of salt (one batch of wings with 1 cup of hot sauce is |
| 167 | 150% the daily limit for salt...). Start with 1/8 tsp.</p> |
| 168 | |
| 169 | <p>Cumin might work well for the batter... but it could just be that I |
| 170 | really like cumin.</p> |
| 171 | |
| 172 | <p>So for next experiments:</p> |
| 173 | |
| 174 | <ul> |
| 175 | <li>use less valentina (1/2 cup or 3/4 cup)</li> |
| 176 | <li>try wire rack instead of parchment (put parchment under rack to |
| 177 | catch drips)</li> |
| 178 | <li>use convection for second roasting to see if that makes the crust |
| 179 | crispier.</li> |
| 180 | <li>look into roasting the cauliflower during the first part, since |
| 181 | that should make it taste richer. looks like it'd be done around |
| 182 | 450°F for under 20 minutes, but does batter burn at those temps / |
| 183 | would batter inhibit roasting?</li> |
| 184 | <li>maybe some experimentation with increasing the amount of oil; a lot |
| 185 | of other recipes are showing 1/3 cup butter/oil to 2/3 cup |
| 186 | sauce.</li> |
| 187 | </ul> |
| 188 | |
| 189 | |
| 190 | <h4><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a> |
| 191 | 2020-04-03</h4> |
| 192 | |
| 193 | <p class="first">Been a bit... decided to just change the sauce since I don't remember |
| 194 | much about the last batch.</p> |
| 195 | |
| 196 | <h5>Changes</h5> |
| 197 | |
| 198 | <h5>batter</h5> |
| 199 | |
| 200 | <ul> |
| 201 | <li>replace 1/4 tsp salt with 1/8 tsp msg and 1/8 tsp fine ground sea |
| 202 | salt</li> |
| 203 | <li>forgot to add pepper</li> |
| 204 | </ul> |
| 205 | |
| 206 | |
| 207 | <h5>sauce</h5> |
| 208 | |
| 209 | <ul> |
| 210 | <li>1/2 cup valentina</li> |
| 211 | <li>1 Tbsp el yucateco chipotle sauce</li> |
| 212 | <li>1 tsp el yucateco xxx</li> |
| 213 | </ul> |
| 214 | |
| 215 | <p>Can try wire rack next time.</p> |
| 216 | |
| 217 | |
| 218 | |
| 219 | <h5>Tasting Notes</h5> |
| 220 | |
| 221 | <p>1/2 cup of valentina and then a couple tablespoons of additions worked |
| 222 | great. not being over soaked in sauce let the wings crisp a bit |
| 223 | better. also, 1 tbsp olive oil is a lot more in a half cup than a |
| 224 | whole cup...</p> |
| 225 | |
| 226 | <p>I don't think it is important to try cooking these on a wire rack |
| 227 | next, and that test can be bumped back a bit. Instead of focusing on |
| 228 | crust crispiness (adequate, not that these aren't super soaked in |
| 229 | sauce and they actually <strong>can</strong> crisp), focus on making the cauliflower |
| 230 | richer: increase the temp of the first roast.</p> |
| 231 | |
| 232 | |
| 233 | |
| 234 | <h4><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a> |
| 235 | 2020-04-14</h4> |
| 236 | |
| 237 | <h5>Changes from base recipe</h5> |
| 238 | |
| 239 | <h5>batter</h5> |
| 240 | |
| 241 | <ul> |
| 242 | <li>replace 1/4 tsp salt with 1/8 tsp msg and 1/8 tsp fine ground sea |
| 243 | salt</li> |
| 244 | </ul> |
| 245 | |
| 246 | |
| 247 | <h5>sauce</h5> |
| 248 | |
| 249 | <ul> |
| 250 | <li>1/2 cup valentina</li> |
| 251 | <li>1 Tbsp el yucateco chipotle sauce</li> |
| 252 | <li>1 tsp el yucateco xxx</li> |
| 253 | </ul> |
| 254 | |
| 255 | <p>Messing with temperature instead of wire rack.</p> |
| 256 | |
| 257 | <p>Found at least once recipe for battered regular wings |
| 258 | (<a href="https://cafedelites.com/crispy-buffalo-chicken-wings-baked/">https://cafedelites.com/crispy-buffalo-chicken-wings-baked/</a>) that was |
| 259 | at 450°F, so I think it will survive the increased temp fine.</p> |
| 260 | |
| 261 | <p><a href="http://www.kitchenriffs.com/2012/01/roast-cauliflower.html">http://www.kitchenriffs.com/2012/01/roast-cauliflower.html</a> :</p> |
| 262 | |
| 263 | <blockquote> |
| 264 | <p class="quoted">You can roast cauliflower (or any vegetable, for that matter) at |
| 265 | oven temperatures ranging from 300 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I |
| 266 | prefer 400 – 425 for cauliflower. It takes longer to cook at lower |
| 267 | temperatures, and at higher temperatures it has a tendency to char |
| 268 | somewhat (which I regard as a good thing, although not always |
| 269 | something I want).</p> |
| 270 | </blockquote> |
| 271 | |
| 272 | <blockquote> |
| 273 | <p class="quoted">But oven temperature affects how quickly cauliflower roasts. At 500 |
| 274 | degrees, it could take as little as 35 minutes. At 300 degrees, it |
| 275 | may need a good hour and a quarter (maybe even longer). Start |
| 276 | testing the cauliflower at the 30-minute mark, and keep testing |
| 277 | every 10 – 15 minutes until you determine that it’s done.</p> |
| 278 | </blockquote> |
| 279 | |
| 280 | |
| 281 | |
| 282 | <h5>new baking schedule</h5> |
| 283 | |
| 284 | <p>Idea here is: roast at a lower temp before we add oil, then give it a |
| 285 | stronger roasting once the oily sauce is on it.</p> |
| 286 | |
| 287 | <ul> |
| 288 | <li>25 minutes @ 350°F</li> |
| 289 | <li>20 minutes @ 425°F</li> |
| 290 | </ul> |
| 291 | |
| 292 | |
| 293 | <h5>Tasting Notes</h5> |
| 294 | |
| 295 | <p>For next time, maybe try 2Tbsp oil</p> |
| 296 | |
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